Global Patent Index - EP 3846001 A1

EP 3846001 A1 20210707 - FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE

Title (en)

FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE

Title (de)

FALTBARE ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE PLIABLE

Publication

EP 3846001 A1 20210707 (EN)

Application

EP 20212612 A 20201209

Priority

KR 20190177458 A 20191230

Abstract (en)

A display device includes a display module including: a folding area, and first and second non-folding areas; a first support member bendable together with the display module and including: a bending area corresponding to the folding area, and first and second non-bending areas corresponding to the first and second non-folding areas; and a support layer facing the display module with the first support member therebetween, and including: a second support member in the bending area and the first and second non-bending areas; a first support plate facing the first support member with the second support member therebetween and in the bending area and the first non-bending area; and a second support plate facing the first support member with the second support member therebetween and in the bending area and the second non-bending area. The second support plate is disconnected from the first support plate at the bending area.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 1/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP KR US)

G06F 1/1616 (2013.01 - KR US); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01 - US); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01 - EP KR); G09F 9/301 (2013.01 - CN KR US); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3846001 A1 20210707; CN 113129740 A 20210716; KR 20210086745 A 20210709; US 11227515 B2 20220118; US 2021201710 A1 20210701; US 2022108637 A1 20220407

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20212612 A 20201209; CN 202011469964 A 20201215; KR 20190177458 A 20191230; US 202016989955 A 20200811; US 202117553945 A 20211217